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Their Bionic Eyes Are Now Obsolete and Unsupported (spectrum.ieee.org)

submitted 10 months ago by yesdogishere@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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These early adopters found out what happened when a cutting-edge marvel became an obsolete gadget... inside their bodies.

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[-] Why9@lemmy.world 95 points 10 months ago

A more sinister example was Repo Men. In that movie, the tech still worked, but people were no longer able to keep up with the extortionate payments that came with the implant.

[-] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago

Wait is that a different movie than repo: the genetic opera?

[-] ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.world 19 points 10 months ago

It's gotta be one of these two.

I'm sure of it. 😅

[-] SirSnuggleBottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 10 months ago

Lol, I thought it was Eminem in the second poster.

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